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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, left, speaks during a news conference on Thursday to announce the arrest of a woman charged with running a fentanyl packing and narcotics operation.

Crime & Justice

A 21-year-old woman has been charged by the DA in a fentanyl bust amid a push to end Kensington drug market

Jada Williams, 21, was charged with multiple counts of manufacturing and possession of narcotics and related crimes for allegedly running a "trap house" in Kensington.

Rodrigo Torrejón

Richard Jensen, CEO at Agora Cyber Charter School, works at his desk in this August 2021 file photo. Agora was one of four cyber charters examined in a new report by Education Voters PA, detailing a rise in assets at the schools.

Pa. cyber charters show ‘excess profiteering,’ amassing millions in assets, new report says

Volunteer Evelyn Kurniadi with election buttons at the Ford PAL Recreational Center in South Philadelphia, on election day, Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

Most write-in votes in the Philly Democratic presidential primary weren’t for people. Why that signals success for ‘uncommitted.’

Katie Bernard and Aseem Shukla

A police officer photographs damaged stained glass at Mother Bethel AME Church Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 .

What an act of vandalism shattered, acts of generosity restored at Mother Bethel AME Church

Lynette Hazelton

A pre-rolled joint is shown as the Justice Department moves to reclassify marijuana.

Justice Department officially proposes marijuana reclassification

Mrs. Brown enjoyed meeting people, creating art, and making life better for those around her.

Florence D. Brown, retired VA administrator, longtime arts advocate, artist, and former model, has died at 101

She graduated from West Philadelphia High School and lived with her family in Wallingford for 70 years.

A police officer photographs damaged stained glass at Mother Bethel AME Church Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 .

What an act of vandalism shattered, acts of generosity restored at Mother Bethel AME Church

Lynette Hazelton

Sonja Bontrager of Philadelphia towed this children’s ghost bike to remember children who’s lives are cut short by traffic violence during the Ride of Silence in Philadelphia on Wednesday. The ride, from City Hall to the Art Museum, honors Philadelphia cyclists killed or injured by motor vehicles.

Ride of Silence honors Philadelphia cyclists killed or injured by motorists

Frank Longo Sr., (left) with his son, Frankie Longo Jr., at the pole in the Italian Market. Longo Sr., who won the greased pole competition three times in the 90s, offers his memories, tips, and insight ahead of this year's Italian Market Festival, in which his son, Longo Jr., will attempt to climb the greased pole.

Veteran Italian Market Festival greased pole climber: ‘It’s like running with the bulls’

A view of the Philadelphia skyline from Jefferson Einstein Hospital parking garage in North Philadelphia in February.

Philly is still the 6th-biggest U.S. city, but places in the South are gaining

Canada geese in Heritage Park on June 10, 2021, in Absecon, N.J.

It feels like Canada geese are everywhere, but studies show some populations are declining

The heart of downtown Chester, where more than one in four households live in poverty. Taxes are high, and so are stormwater fees.

The Chester bankruptcy receiver wants the ‘rain tax’ board to disclose how it’s spending the money

Anthony R. Wood

Canada geese in Heritage Park on June 10, 2021, in Absecon, N.J.

It feels like Canada geese are everywhere, but studies show some populations are declining

The heart of downtown Chester, where more than one in four households live in poverty. Taxes are high, and so are stormwater fees.

The Chester bankruptcy receiver wants the ‘rain tax’ board to disclose how it’s spending the money

Anthony R. Wood

Wasim Muhammad testifies during the civil sex abuse trial.

Some were confused by the verdict in the Wasim Muhammad sex abuse case. Here are some questions answered.

Ocean City Police officers close off beach access at the 8 p.m. curfew. Last year, the Shore town moved up its teen curfew to 11 p.m., closed beaches, and banned backpacks after 8 p.m., and closed boardwalk bathrooms after 10 p.m.

Laws for teens at the Jersey Shore: Curfews, backpack bans, and beach closures

Wasim Muhammad testifies during the civil sex abuse trial.

Some were confused by the verdict in the Wasim Muhammad sex abuse case. Here are some questions answered.

Ocean City Police officers close off beach access at the 8 p.m. curfew. Last year, the Shore town moved up its teen curfew to 11 p.m., closed beaches, and banned backpacks after 8 p.m., and closed boardwalk bathrooms after 10 p.m.

Laws for teens at the Jersey Shore: Curfews, backpack bans, and beach closures

Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester

“Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive district attorney,” Abbott said.

Jim Vertuno, Associated Pressan hour ago

Daniel Perry enters the courtroom at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center on May 10, 2023, in Austin, Texas.

Daniel Perry enters the courtroom at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center on May 10, 2023, in Austin, Texas.

Texas governor pardons ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester

“Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive district attorney,” Abbott said.

Jim Vertuno, Associated Pressan hour ago

National Politics

White House blocks release of Biden audio as Republicans move ahead with Garland contempt charge

Alanna Durkin Richer and Colleen Long, Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks at a memorial service to honor law enforcement officers who've lost their lives in the past year, during National Police Week ceremonies at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.

Sen. Bob Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer as his trial focuses on FBI raid of his home

Mike Catalini and Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves Manhattan federal court after the second day of jury selection in his trial on Tuesday in New York.

Justice Department officially proposes marijuana reclassification

A pre-rolled joint is shown as the Justice Department moves to reclassify marijuana.

Slovak authorities charge ‘lone wolf’ with assassination attempt on the prime minister

Bela Szandelszky, Petr David Josek and Philipp Jenne, Associated Press

People walk outside the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital, where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who was shot and injured, is treated in Banska Bystrica, central Slovakia, on Thursday.

Rutgers University president Jonathan Holloway

Rutgers president called to testify before congressional committee probing antisemitism on college campuses

Former Penn president Liz Magill resigned after her testimony before the committee sparked a bipartisan backlash.

Wasim Muhammad testifies during the civil sex abuse trial.

Some were confused by the verdict in the Wasim Muhammad sex abuse case. Here are some questions answered.

Richard Jensen, CEO at Agora Cyber Charter School, works at his desk in this August 2021 file photo. Agora was one of four cyber charters examined in a new report by Education Voters PA, detailing a rise in assets at the schools.

Pa. cyber charters show ‘excess profiteering,’ amassing millions in assets, new report says

A group of protesters in support of Israel stand on Montgomery Ave. as protesters in support of Palestine, mainly from Haverford College, march by in Ardmore, Pa. on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.

Jewish Haverford students file lawsuit against Haverford College alleging antisemitism

Clarice Schillinger, a former Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, pleaded no contest Wednesday to furnishing alcohol to minors.

Clarice Schillinger gets probation for giving alcohol to minors at daughter’s drunken birthday party

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This Philly cheer team will need a fundraising miracle to compete in nationals.

George Washington High’s competitive cheer squad doesn’t have the resources many of its competitors have.

Kristen A. Graham

A person crossing Lincoln Drive at night near McCallum St. has to hurry when a car comes speeding around the corner and continues southbound on Lincoln Drive.

Fed-up Lincoln Drive residents use radar guns, flags, and boulders to fight speeding cars and dangerous curves

From 2014 through 2020, Lincoln Drive had at least two fatal crashes, and 10 people were seriously injured, the city’s data show. So far this year, two people died in Lincoln Drive crashes.

Thomas Fitzgerald

Steven Green at the funeral for his son Diniar Camp, August 19, 2022.

During Philadelphia’s deadliest summer on record, just one weekend brings an incalculable level of trauma

Day after day, hour after hour, Philadelphians are being shot at a pace unprecedented in city history. It has become the city's cruel normal.

Ellie Rushing, Jessica Griffin, Ximena Conde, and Chris Palmer

Haverford High School’s class of 1987 (clockwise from left): Jennifer Conahan, S. Deniz Bucak, David R. Harris, John H. Doe, Candice Polsky

They were top of their class at Haverford High 35 years ago. How did life turn out for these five seniors?

In 1987, five Haverford High School seniors, along with their parents, shared in a series of Inquirer articles a personal look into their lives as they navigated the transition to college.

5:29

This Philly cheer team will need a fundraising miracle to compete in nationals.

George Washington High’s competitive cheer squad doesn’t have the resources many of its competitors have.

Kristen A. Graham

A person crossing Lincoln Drive at night near McCallum St. has to hurry when a car comes speeding around the corner and continues southbound on Lincoln Drive.

Fed-up Lincoln Drive residents use radar guns, flags, and boulders to fight speeding cars and dangerous curves

From 2014 through 2020, Lincoln Drive had at least two fatal crashes, and 10 people were seriously injured, the city’s data show. So far this year, two people died in Lincoln Drive crashes.

Thomas Fitzgerald

Steven Green at the funeral for his son Diniar Camp, August 19, 2022.

During Philadelphia’s deadliest summer on record, just one weekend brings an incalculable level of trauma

Day after day, hour after hour, Philadelphians are being shot at a pace unprecedented in city history. It has become the city's cruel normal.

Ellie Rushing, Jessica Griffin, Ximena Conde, and Chris Palmer

Haverford High School’s class of 1987 (clockwise from left): Jennifer Conahan, S. Deniz Bucak, David R. Harris, John H. Doe, Candice Polsky

They were top of their class at Haverford High 35 years ago. How did life turn out for these five seniors?

In 1987, five Haverford High School seniors, along with their parents, shared in a series of Inquirer articles a personal look into their lives as they navigated the transition to college.

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